With Russell Tan on the verge of making his final move, Nickyenlists all the help she can get in order to stop him beforeit's too late. But when an unexpected discovery threatens toderail their efforts, the team will be forced to prepare forwhat may be a losing battle.
As the series nears its end, it remains to be seen whetherTaskmaster Greg is impressed by Bridget's research into Welshroyalty or Judi poking a shoe from under a curtain.
A place in the quarter-final is at stake this week, and thechallenges are all about lingerie. Host Sara Pascoe starts thesewers off with a fiddly pattern for a lace underwired bra andmatching knicker set. With such small pattern pieces, there isno margin for error, and Patrick and Esme's eagle eyes willspot every mistake.The Transformation Challenge requires thesewers to take thermal underwear and turn it into daywear. Thenmale models fill the sewing room to be fitted for a pair ofluxury pyjamas. One sewer wins Garment of the Week and anotheris asked to leave the Sewing Room.
Kyle invites her friends to the desert for the launch of hernew store. Sutton apologizes to Dorit for seeming unsympatheticfollowing her traumatic home invasion. Garcelle urges the womento be up front with each other. While Erika and Diana point outthat all their problems share a common denominator, Crystalwinds up triggered by a past offense and Lisa feels they're allmissing the point.
Ben Ferguson gets an inside look at the cyberwar betweenUkraine and Russia, and how it's changing the rules of war inreal time; David Noriega visits Oklahoma to see the aftermathof a Supreme Court decision that returned half the state tofive Native American Nations.
The teams take all their patisserie skill and spin it on itshead by creating 24 savoury slices. They also need to executerazor-sharp precision as they make 24 layered crepe cakes. Inthe second challenge, the teams must make 160 choux buns tocreate a Greatest Sporting Moments-themed pièce montée - andthey only have five hours to do so. If the teams can make it tothe finish line under the watchful gaze of Benoit and Cherish,then they may be able to make it through to the next round.
Contestants become artists for a creative service challenge,and the judges expect three-course masterpieces as they takeinspiration from a virtual forest at digital art gallery TheLUME.
Greg Davies sets more perplexing and downright extraordinarytasks for Ardal O'Hanlon, Bridget Christie, Chris Ramsey,Judi Love and Sophie Duker. Ardal sings about leaning on afence, Judi designs some classy headgear, Bridget uses herphone and Sophie displays genuinely world-class levels ofendurance and fortitude. Meanwhile, Chris finds he can stillfit into Alex Horne's horrible slip-on shoes.
Liam Charles and Stacey Solomon welcome back the best teamsfrom last week for chocolate week. In their first challenge,the teams must make 24 chocolate cylindrical desserts and 24desserts celebrating the honeybee. For the showpiecechallenge, the teams construct dramatic chocolate showpiecesalong with 48 chocolate bars, which includes a moving part,inspired by the theme of ancient mythology, all in just fivehours.